The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000About national and international power in the "modern" or Post Renaissance period. Explains how the various powers have risen and fallen over the 5 centuries since the formation of the "new monarchies" in W. Europe. |
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... Relative Perspective , 1880-1938 201 18. Relative Shares of World Manufacturing Output , 1880-1938 202 19. Military and Naval Personnel of the Powers , 1880-1914 203 20. Warship Tonnage of the Powers , 1880-1914 203 21. National Income ...
... Relative Perspective , 1880-1938 201 18. Relative Shares of World Manufacturing Output , 1880-1938 202 19. Military and Naval Personnel of the Powers , 1880-1914 203 20. Warship Tonnage of the Powers , 1880-1914 203 21. National Income ...
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... relative economic and military power will rise and fall in parallel . Most of the historical examples covered here suggest that there is a noticeable " lag time " between the trajectory of a state's relative economic strength and the ...
... relative economic and military power will rise and fall in parallel . Most of the historical examples covered here suggest that there is a noticeable " lag time " between the trajectory of a state's relative economic strength and the ...
Page 202
... relative to the state's foreign or imperial obligations ; it has to be considered relative to the power of other states.25 There is perhaps no better way of illustrating the diversity of grand- strategical effectiveness than by looking ...
... relative to the state's foreign or imperial obligations ; it has to be considered relative to the power of other states.25 There is perhaps no better way of illustrating the diversity of grand- strategical effectiveness than by looking ...
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